Wednesday, March 09, 2011

The Plot Thickens ... Again (Est. 3:5-6)

Haman was furious to learn that Mordecai refused to kneel down and honor him. And when he found out that Mordecai was a Jew, he knew that killing only Mordecai was not enough. Every Jew in the whole kingdom had to be killed.
(Esther 3:5-6, CEV)

At first blush, Haman didn’t seem that much of a villain, did he? He was just promoted and took the honor the king bestowed upon him.

But today, his true colors bleed out.

I mean, I understand his being furious at Mordecai. After all, Mordecai is disobeying direct orders. And perhaps I could understand Haman’s wanting to punish Mordecai, but it appears his first thought wasn’t to just punish—no, he first thinks of killing one man who refuses to obey.

Overkill (pun intended)? I should say so.

But that’s not enough for this particular villain. No. Punishing one man—even killing him—isn’t enough to sooth Haman’s bruised ego. He wants to kill every single Jew in the kingdom.

Now his heritage begins to come through. His ancestors hated the people of Israel and tried to wipe them out on more than one occasion.

Haman wants to do the same. And he devises a way to do just that.

Stay tuned as the plot continues to thicken.

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